I did not find the red-necked phalarope. But there are 18 short-billed dowitchers in the eastern most pond.
Most of everything else Geoff lists in the following email are still there as well. Directions as per Geoff's email. Regards Kevin Empey ----- Original Message ----- From: Geoff Carpentier via ONTBIRDS [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 02:52 PM To: OntBirds - Bird Alert <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalarope at Nonquon Sewage Lagoons, 14-May-2014 Lagoons were very productive today: Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 1 Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 5 Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1 Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 4 Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 3 Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 41 Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) 1 adult male 9 species of waterfowl Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) 43 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1 53 species in total - View complete checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18388221 Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the lagoons. They cost $10.00 annually. The permits may be purchased at the Durham Region Transfer Site located at 1623 Reach Rd, Port Perry during the following business hours .... Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. To get to the transfer station, travel north on Hwy 12 past Port Perry [Hwy 7A] to the next traffic lights [Regional Road 8 Reach Rd.] and travel east to #1623 on the north side of the road. The lagoons are located one road north of the transfer site on Concession Rd. 8 [don't get confused as, despite the fact that these roads are both numbered "8", they are two different roads - one is a regional paved road, the other a dirt concession road.]. Access to the lagoons is from the east end of Conc. 8 only as the bridge is out west of the lagoons. Geoffrey Carpentier www.avocetnatureservices.com _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
